Spring will be different this year in Chicago. More Chicago sports fans will have their attention on the city’s Major League Baseball teams than the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Chicago Blackhawks being mathematically eliminated after Tuesday’s home loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Blackhawks had made the playoffs nine straight years, winning the Stanley Cup three times in that span. It was one of the most successful team runs in the Chicago sports history. Here is a list of the best moment from each season during the Hawks’ incredible run.
2008-09: Quenneville promoted to head coach
Chicago pulled the trigger and fired Denis Savard after only four games then promoted Joel Quenneville to head coach.